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American video game company Blizzard Entertainment recently came under fire from the global video game community after taking action against a professional gamer for speaking out against the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. In the process, they also lost a major commercial sponsor. Blizzard disqualified and banned professional Hearthstone player Ng Wai Chung from competing in a worldwide tournament for shouting the popular protest slogan, “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times,” during a live-streamed interview....

Blizzard might be trying to make up for last year’s performance by having six main stage announcements at BlizzCon 2019. Quantity over quality appears to be the plan for Blizzard and this year’s BlizzCon. The schedule for the convention has been released and we see a string of “Coming Soon” blocks on the main stage that are conspicuously devoid of details. That’s four on Friday, November 1st, and another two on Saturday....

Borderlands is known for its cartoonishly sadistic villains. The two main antagonists of the third numbered entry, Troy and Tyreen Calypso, fit the bill perfectly. They are not woven of the same cloth as Handsome Jack, but they are just as evil, if not more so. Through the game’s lens, much of what they do is seen as comedic, but even with this in mind, a few heinous acts come off as especially cruel....

Fans who felt that the Borderlands 3 gameplay reveal in May was fun, but would have been better if mechs with giant guns were involved, are in for a treat. Gearbox Software introduced its third playable Vault Hunter, Moze the Gunner, at a lightning fast presentation at this year’s E3 and she’s bringing the heavy firepower down on all your foes. Her special ability is to call down a mech named Iron Bear to blast everything in sight....

Gearbox has lifted the lid on the Directors Cut DLC pack for Borderlands 3 as well as giving the looter shooter’s latest add-on a release date of March 18. The Directors Cut is the second half of Season Pass 2 that launched in November with the Designer’s Cut DLC. New for this pack is Hermovorous the Invincible, a huge Varkid raid boss set to be a tough challenge for those willing to stump up the 500 Eridium needed to open the door she lurks behind....

AMD made some headlines this week at Computex 2021 when it revealed a Zen 3 Ryzen 5900X processor with 3D stacked L3 cache that offered a huge boost in gaming performance. During the presentation, AMD CEO Lisa Su confirmed that Ryzen chip production with this packaging solution would begin later this year, but didn’t share a whole lot in terms of details. Today we got some answers by way of Dr....

Amiibo, for those of us who were vaguely paying attention to what Nintendo was up to while nobody was buying the Wii-U, may still feel relatively new - but they actually came out five whole years ago, in November 2014. The first Amiibo were made specifically for Super Smash Bros. Wii U, a game that stood as one of the few good reasons to buy the console at the time, as well as for the game’s 3DS iteration....

Nintendo announced that post-launch extras for Animal Crossing: New Horizons may be delayed owing to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic (via Nintendo Life). The first update, 1.1.0, offered players a Nintendo Switch and a rug for their in-game digs. Those who have an Animal Crossing-themed Switch even got the mini version of the console in the post from Nintendo. This update also prepped the game ahead of Bunny Day, with a 1....

BioWare’s team-focused, alien-hunting game Anthem has hit alpha, reports general manager Casey Hudson in a recent blog post. This must be exciting news for those of you who want to play Destiny but refuse to admit it. The game itself isn’t playable by the general public just yet (we have to wait for the demo), but this is still a big milestone. Anthem is an important release for BioWare. The game is the first new IP by the studio following the end of Mass Effect and Dragon Age....

Our Aotu World Characters Tier List and Reroll guide will give you everything you need to know about the best characters to pick. This game is now released for both major mobile OS platforms. With almost 30 playable characters and different abilities, you must want to reroll or wondering who is the best character. So for your convenience, we’ve ranked the characters from SS tier to D tier according to information compiled from Reddit and more....

Respawn might be playing games with its fans again with what looks to be yet another teaser, hinting at Crypto’s appearance as the next playable character in Apex Legends. Littered across King’s Canyon are a number of massive structures that display three electronic banners, used in-game to identify the current match’s kill leader as well as the champion squad, are now showing what seems to be intentionally “glitched” displays — either completely blacked-out or paired with a bit of code written in white text....

October 22 will mark the return of Apex Legends’ Fight or Fright Halloween event, which will run until November 3. Players will be able to earn some free cosmetic rewards, purchase rethemed Halloween skins from last year through the store, and, best of all, drop into the Apex Legends Shadow Royale limited-time mode. Last year, the Apex Legends Halloween event was used to tease the arrival of the battle royale’s resident psychopath, Revenant....

Apex Legends is a free-to-play battle royale hero shooter video game that was released in 2019. Ever since its release, it has been garnering praise from the community and critics, alike. It has been recognized by several e-sports competitions with huge prize pools. Being available on almost all the platforms and with the crossplay support, the hype and player statistics for this game keeps on rising. But what about the numbers?...

The fans of Apex Legends have been on a bit of a roller coaster ride leading up to the start of Season 4. Outside of various leaks that may have taken some of the bite out of the surprising twists Respawn Entertainment had planned, fans were expecting to see the new hero Forge get added to the main roster of characters. However, players were bamboozled when a trailer showed the character getting killed off by the actual new legend, Revenant....

A leaked image of a pre-order card posted on Reddit confirms the latest Assassin’s Creed will be based in Egypt. The new game will be titled Assassin’s Creed Origins, according to the image posted on Reddit yesterday. Moderators were quick to point out that nothing is confirmed until Ubisoft makes an announcement, but the image certainly seems convincing. The photo appears to be of a Target pre-order card for the “Gold” edition of the game....

Audible had a modification of its membership subscription plans, Audible Plus and Premium Plus, in late August 2020. The Premium Plus was a replacement of their prior existing gold and platinum membership plan, while the Audible Plus plan was a new establishment entirely. Now, you may be wondering what the differences between the two plans are and what they offer. © Stock 4you/Shutterstock.com The major difference between the two plans is their subscription fee and membership benefits....

Awesome Games Done Quick 2018 has officially wrapped, with the organisation proudly announcing that it’s raised a whopping $2,263,508.19 for the charity Prevent Cancer Foundation. If that wasn’t enough, the amount raised is up by $40,000 on last year’s event, smashing another record in the process. The week-long speed running marathon saw over 32,000 people give to the cause, 130 of them forking out more than $1,000 in donations. It’s the second occasion that Games Done Quick has raised more than $2,000,000 for its annual event, which started back in 2011....

Yuji Naka, former co-creator of Sonic the Hedghehog and creator of Balan Wonderworld appears to have quietly departed Square Enix. As noted by GamesIndustry.biz, Naka apparently updated both his personal LinkedIn and Facebook profiles to imply his time as senior manager came to an end at the end of April. Though no reasons have been given for his departure, it’s believed by many to be somewhat related to the poor critical and commercial reception of Balan Wonderworld, which released back in March....

The latest Baldur’s Gate 3 patch brings many changes, including the use of Druids as a playable class. Soon, you’ll be wielding the power of nature and shapeshifting into animal forms. Here’s our Baldur’s Gate 3 guide to help you with your picks for the Druid class’ race, background, and spells. Note: For more information, check out our Baldur’s Gate 3 guides and features hub. Likewise, please be reminded that this guide is intended for the game’s Early Access stage....

This Barry review contains spoilers. Barry Season 2 Episode 5 In a week filled with Avengers: Endgame and THAT episode of Game of Thrones, who would have thought that Barry would secretly be the most impressive piece of media released? “ronny/lily” is an absolute knockout of an episode; suspenseful, surreal, and darkly hilarious. It’s probably the best thing the series has delivered since the game-changing “Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going,” where Barry was forced to kill his friend Chris....